Milk-pail.



NITED Srrrrnsfr PATENT OFFICE.-

SALOMON BRUOKMANN,A OF OREFELD, GERMANY.

SPECIFICATION forming part of` Iiaeigs retenant). 705,642, dated July e9, 1902. Application led October 3,1901. Serial. No. 77,455. (No model.)

To all zul/1,0111, t may concern.-

Be it known that I, SALOMON BRUCKMANN, a subject of the King of Prussia, Emperor of Germany, residing at Orefeld, in the Rhine Province, in the Grermanlilmpire,I haveiny proper by means of a central opening clos-- able by the aid of a iiap, the arrangement being such that should the pail be accidentally overturned a pivotal sliding lever closes the said opening automatically, thus preventing the milk from running out of the pail.

The annexed drawings illustrate one con-` struction of the invention.

Figure l is a side elevation, partly in sec-` tion, of the new pail; and Fig. 2, an under side view ofthe funnel with closing device.

The milking-pail@ is of cylindrical form and is provided laterally with an outlet-pipe b, Fig. l, closed by a screwcap or the like, so that the pail can be emptied without removal of the funnel c. The latter dips into the pail, its peripheral rim c resting upon the top edge of the pail and being secured`by means of hinged catchesd, a gasket of suitable material f being inserted to make a tight joint. Since the funnel is located inside the pail, the arrangement admits of the latter being more conveniently placed in relation to the udder, while the sieves rthemselves can be made of practically the saine diameter as the vessel itself, thus presentinga largersurface to receive the milk. The sieves g and h are removable, the lip h of the upper sieve h gripping over the rim of the funnel, so that no particles of foreign matter can getinte the milk and renderit impure.

Centrally ofthe funnel is anopening t', forming a passage between funnel and pail Y proper. Below this aperture is ahinged flap fm, whichin its normal position leaves the aperture e' open, but which should the pail 'be upset automatically closes the said aperture.

The self-acting device consists of a lever n',

loaded by means of a weight n on one arm and .pivoted to a sleeve o in such manner that in its normal position its bent upper end bears Lagainst the bottom of the flap fm. The sleeve o slides on a vertical pin p, secured to a stirrup r, fixed to the bottom of the funnel. Should the pail a be overturned, the lever fn', Vwith sleeve o, automatically turns on its pivot p, taking up a position, as shown by the dotted lines in Fig. l, whereby the Hap lm, closes the aperture 'l'.

i It will be obvious that in place of the particular` receptacle above described the funnel device can also be applied to other suitable milk-pails of ordinary construction. The sieves shown can in some cases be dispensed witlror an ordinary sieve of suitable size be applied tothe top of the pail when milking. Having thus described myinvention, what Iclaim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

A milking-pail comprising a receptacle having a perforated funnel located at the top, a

hinged iiap controlling the communication 'between funnel and receptacle, and a device for automatically closing said iap on the pail being overturned, consisting of a stirrup secured to the bottom of said funnel and, pro- "vi'ded with a vertical pin, a sleeve turning and sliding on said pin,and a weighted doublearmed lever pivoted to said sleeve and in its normal position supporting the iiap in open condition, all substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specificationin the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

l l SALOMON BRUOKMANN.

Witnesses:

P. M. PHnLrs, E. KRLLs. 

